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The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Tales of Terror
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By Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Mighall (Edited by)

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Format:Paperback, 224 pages
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Release Date: 27 February 2003

Published as a 'shilling shocker', Robert Louis Stevenson's dark psychological fantasy gave birth to the idea of the split personality. The story of respectable Dr Jekyll's strange association with 'damnable young man' Edward Hyde, the hunt through fog-bound London for a killer, and the final revelation of Hyde's true identity is a chilling exploration of humanity's basest capacity for evil. The other stories in this volume also testify to Stevenson's inventiveness within the gothic genre: "Olalla", a tale of vampirism and tainted family blood, and "The Body Snatcher", which shows the murky underside of medical practice.

About the Author

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-94) is the author of many works of fiction including Kidnapped, Treasure Island, The Weir of Hermiston, and poetry. Robert Mighall has edited The Picture of Dorian Gray for Penguin Classics and is the author of A Geography of Victorian Gothic Fiction (1999).

Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN:0141439734
EAN:9780141439730
Dimensions: 19.76 x 12.83 x 1.4 centimeters (0.17 kg)
Age Range: 15+ years
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3.0 out of 5 based on 2 reviews. 3 of 5 Stars! – Customer review on 06/04/2009

Robert Louis Stevenson is fantastic, and Jekyll and Hyde is one of his more famous stories. Better than I expected, having seen it referenced in so much pop culture, the story is tense and ugly. I was drawn in trying to imagine the Victorian reader, who would NOT know that of coruse Jekyll and Hyde are the same man. A wonderful story on the level of horror and early science fiction, and an even greater parable for the struggle of good and evil within us all.

Also recommended is the Body Snatcher, which Val Lewton expanded in the 1940s for one of his famous horror films starring Boris Karloff. Its end is truly creepy.

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5.0 out of 5 based on 2 reviews. 5 of 5 Stars! – Customer review on 25/02/2006

The idealistic Dr. Jekyll tampers with the natural order by creating a drug which unleashes his evil alter ego Mr. Hyde. Once the damage has been done there is no going back as the benevolent Jekyll becomes increasingly subordinated to the sadistic Hyde. A hugely influential and still potent exploration of the darkness within.

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